p89 2 - 1 Blodhundarna (372616648)

Clouds darkened the skies at p89 IP as 23792 spectators turned up for the match. Mario Alberto Ruiz was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Lutz Tiedewitz and Jarkko Ruonakangas. p89 tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: Farkas - Trautheim, Ginobili, Roccari, Diacon - Špok, Neto, Kladarić, Robledal - Sjölander, Mowat.

Blodhundarna started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Broerberg - Łukowiak, Salvador Calvo, Lombana, Thöress - Bello, Alcarva, Rodríguez, Parann - Yamaytir, Burkoň.

It was obvious that Blodhundarna were using their pressing skill as their primary tactic. P. Thöress had a good opportunity to give Blodhundarna the lead as he charged down the right and struck the ball towards the top corner, but the home team's goalkeeper made the save. After 5 minutes of play, D. Diacon gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. The goal to make it 1 - 1 was scored by K. Yamaytir after 16 minutes, following an opportunistic counterattack down the middle by Blodhundarna. It was 1 - 1 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to p89, who controlled the ball 62 percent of the time.

The pressing tactics used by Blodhundarna were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. 64 minutes had elapsed when a great chance for p89 to take the lead after a good cross from the right found K. Mowat alone with the keeper, but he chipped it to the wrong side of the post. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave R. Špok from p89 a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 80 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! It wasn't a pretty goal, but the free kick by E. Ginobili after 81 minutes somehow found its way past the keeper. p89 takes the lead, 2 - 1! p89 had most of the ball, with 63 percent of possession.

M. Farkas performed admirably for p89. However, F. Sjölander made a disastrous appearance. Blodhundarna's best player was M. Broerberg. On the other hand, R. Lombana's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 1.